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1628528

	registered interest
	date	17/05/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Children: Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Deduction of Earnings Requests from the Child Maintenance Service were declined by Defence Business Services in each financial year from 2013-14 to 2022-23; and for what reasons were they declined.
	tabling member constituency	North East Fife
	tabling member printed	Wendy Chamberlain
	uin	185647
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2023 answer text <p>The supporting table details the number of Deduction of Earnings Requests from the Child Maintenance Service that were received and could not be processed in each financial year from 2013-14 to 2022-23, and the reasons they could not be processed.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 24/05/2023 10:09:34 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison attachment 1 file name 20230519- PQW_22-23_2023_06211 (185647)-Chamberlain- Supporting table.xlsx title Child Maintenance Service Deductions
	tabling member	4765 label Biography information for Wendy Chamberlain

1653649

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Ministers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many occasions a request for a meeting by an hon. Member was not agreed to by (a) a Minister and (b) their office on behalf of a Minister in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	North East Fife
	tabling member printed	Wendy Chamberlain
	uin	194638
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2023 answer text <p>The information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 25/07/2023 13:38:43 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4765 label Biography information for Wendy Chamberlain

1609367

	registered interest
	date	30/03/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of their Department's employees are recorded as having a disability.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
	uin	177869
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2023 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) publishes biannual diversity statistics on its civilian staff excluding those employed by organisations with delegated personnel functions (Trading funds, DE&amp;S Bespoke Trading Entity, Executive Agencies, Royal Fleet Auxiliary and Locally engaged civilians (LECs)). The most recent statistics were published in December 2022 at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/mod-diversity-dashboard-october-2022" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/mod-diversity-dashboard-october-2022</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Table 6 - Disability Representation of MOD Main Civilian Personnel shows that as at 1 October 2022, 11.5% of MOD Main civilian personnel had an active declaration of disabled.</p><p> </p><p>The MOD D&amp;I Strategy 2018-30 for its civilian workforce has specific measurable and achievable aims to increase representation of staff with a disability across the department, including the Senior Civil Service. The MOD is an accredited ‘Disability Confident Scheme Leader’ and encourages candidates with disabilities to apply to Defence.</p><p> </p><p>The MOD has several initiatives to support disabled personnel across the whole of Defence, including the Defence and civilian networks and champions. The Civil Service Workplace Adjustment Service is well established, offering specialist advice and access to a review route for disabled employees experiencing difficulties in securing the adjustments they need. The service includes a Workplace Adjustment Passport to facilitate the seamless retention of adjustments on a change of line manager, job role or move between business areas.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 17/04/2023 14:59:02 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1646487

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 19 January 2022 to Question 102720 on Armed Forces: Disability, what progress his Department has made towards meeting its target of bringing 15.3 per cent more disabled people into the civilian workforce by 2030.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
	uin	190713
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2023 answer text <p>One of the Ministry of Defence (MOD)’s commitments in the National Disability Strategy is to publish a plan to increase the disabled civilian workforce to 15.3% by 2030. Implementation of this plan is currently ongoing. <br> <br> As of 1 April 2023, 11.9% of MOD main civilian personnel have declared a disability, an increase of 0.5 percentage points compared with 1 April 2022. Meanwhile, we continue our work as a Disability Confident Leader, ensuring our disabled colleagues are valued and supported, and that workplace adjustments are made in a timely manner.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 27/06/2023 12:24:15 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1646416

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces Compensation Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent steps he has taken to support people that are unsuccessful in their claims to the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Gower
	tabling member printed	Tonia Antoniazzi
	uin	190675
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2023 answer text <p>Under the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme a claimant can ask the Ministry of Defence (MOD) to reconsider its decision. If the claimant remains dissatisfied with the reconsideration decision they can appeal to the independent Tribunal.</p><p> </p><p>The Veterans Welfare Service (VWS) helps veterans with form completion for MOD administered schemes and provides bespoke advice and assistance following a holistic assessment of need which is tailored to each individual's specific circumstances. Where financial assistance is required by veterans the VWS can assist with benefits checks, completion of application forms and signposting to entitlements and support available from the wider public and voluntary sectors.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 27/06/2023 12:23:34 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4623 label Biography information for Tonia Antoniazzi

1656862

	registered interest
	date	01/09/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Veterans UK
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of allowing hon. Members to contact Veterans UK by email to discuss individual personnel.
	tabling member constituency	Gower
	tabling member printed	Tonia Antoniazzi
	uin	196551
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>Ministers are accountable to Parliament for the policies, decisions and actions of their departments. Parliamentarians have direct access to Ministers, and any information they require from the department should be provided by Ministers.</p><p>This is intended to ensure that only accurate and releasable information is provided and that Ministers can assure themselves of that before it is released.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 11/09/2023 11:54:51 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4623 label Biography information for Tonia Antoniazzi

1681211

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	LGBT Veterans Independent Review
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of restitution payments made under the LGBT+ Veterans Independent Review.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
	tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
	uin	9004
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2024 answer text <p>Defence continues to work at pace with experts from across Government, and with reference to schemes developed by allies such as Canada, to establish an appropriate scheme for the financial award, working within the £50m limit recommended in Lord Etherton’s Review.</p><p> </p><p>Development of the scheme is at an early stage and therefore Defence cannot yet confirm the details, the expected number of claimants, or the likely size of awards. However, the Government is committed to delivering the report’s recommendation, acknowledging that the process is intricate and must be followed correctly.</p><p> </p><p>Defence will continue to engage with LGBT veterans as plans for the financial award progress. Defence are committed to providing updates on the development of the scheme, including eligibility criteria and the application process, which will be published to the ‘LGBT Veterans: support and next steps’ GOV.UK page as soon as possible.</p><p> </p><p>Ministers are committed to maintaining the momentum of the LGBT Veterans Independent Review and so are exploring the possibility of holding a debate in the House as soon as parliamentary time allows, following publication of the Government response last year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 15/01/2024 17:14:55 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

1681517

	registered interest
	date	11/01/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Veterans: LGBT+ People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of removing the cap on compensation for LGBT+ veterans.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
	tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
	uin	9233
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2024 answer text <p>The Government has accepted the recommendations of the LGBT Veterans Independent Review including the financial award scheme. Defence continues to work at pace with experts across Government and reference other schemes, such as the Canadian scheme, to establish an appropriate scheme for the financial award, and is currently working within the £50 million limit as recommended in the report.</p><p> </p><p>Development of the scheme is at an early stage so the Government cannot yet confirm the details, the expected number of claimants, or the likely size of awards. Defence encourages those affected to register their interest in applying for a financial award by completing the LGBT veterans: support and next steps - GOV.UK webpage. Such registrations of interest will enable us to learn more about the affected community and thereby design the most suitable scheme possible.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 16/01/2024 17:04:30 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

1681518

	registered interest
	date	11/01/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Veterans: LGBT+ People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if officials in his Department will meet representatives of Fighting with Pride to discuss the experience of LGBT+ veterans.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
	tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
	uin	9234
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2024 answer text <p>There is and has been extensive engagement with Fighting with Pride at official and Ministerial level.</p><p> </p><p>The LGBT Veterans Independent Review provided the opportunity for Defence and the Government to better understand the lived experience of LGBT veterans who served prior to 2000, including how being discharged or dismissed from the military due to their sexuality, affected their life.</p><p> </p><p>Defence will continue to engage with Fighting with Pride and a number of other charities and independent veterans.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 16/01/2024 17:54:30 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

1656823

	registered interest
	date	01/09/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Neurodiversity
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department is taking steps to help neurodiverse people make a contribution to the work of the armed forces.
	tabling member constituency	Ipswich
	tabling member printed	Tom Hunt
	uin	196521
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2023 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 22 November 2022 to Question 89028.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 06/09/2023 12:42:28 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison attachment 1 file name UIN 89028.docx title Armed Forces: Neurodiversity
	tabling member	4771 label Biography information for Tom Hunt